The lease for a whale sanctuary in Nova Scotia has been approved as the fate of 30 belugas at Marineland in Ontario is still unknown.

Ontario’s Solicitor General Michael Kerzner told reporters this week that the whales should be transferred to Nova Scotia or China, according to Global News. He pushed the responsibility onto federal Minister of Fisheries Joanne Thompson to “take the lead and help the situation.”

Thompson had previously declined Marineland’s request to ship the whales off to China. Now that the lease for a whale sanctuary in Nova Scotia has been approved, here’s what to know.

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The theme park located in Niagara Falls has been closed since 2024, but it is still home to 30 beluga whales and other animals. After a back-and-forth betwee

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